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    • Your point 4 deals with that and puts them to strict proof .....but realistically they are not in a position to state that within their particulars they were not the creditor at the time of default but naturally assume the OC would have...so always worth challenging and if you get a DJ who knows his onions on the day may ask for further evidence from the OC internal accounts system. 
    • I see, shame, I think if a claim is 'someone was served' then proof of that should be mandatory. Appreciate your input into the WS whenever you get chance, thanks in advance
    • Paper trail off the original creditor often confirms the default and issue of a notice...not having or being able to disclose the actual copy or being able to produce a copy less so. Creditors are not compelled to keep copies of the actual default notice so you will in most cases get a reconstituted version but must contain accurate figures/dates/format.     .    
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I understand that the claimant is an Assignee, a buyer of defunct or bad debts, which are bought on mass portfolios at a much-reduced cost to the amount claimed and which the original creditors have already written off as a capital loss and claimed against taxable income as confirmed in the claimant’s witness statement exhibit by way of the Deed of Assignment. As an assignee or creditor as defined in section 189 of the CCA this applies to this new requirement on assignment of rights. This means that when an assignee purchases debts (or otherwise acquires rights under a credit agreement) it also acquires certain obligations to the borrower including the duty to comply with CCA requirements (such as the rules on statements and notices and other post-contractual information). The assignee becomes the creditor under the agreement. This ensures that essential consumer protections under the CCA cannot be circumvented by assigning the debt to a third party. 2. The Claim relates to an alleged Credit Card agreement between the Defendant and Bank of Scotland plc. Save insofar of any admittance it is accepted that the Defendant has had contractual agreements with Bank of Scotland plc in the past, the Defendant is unaware as to what alleged debt the Claimant refers. 3. The Defendant requested a copy of the CCA on the 24/12/2022 along with the standard fee of £1.00 postal order, to which the defendant received a reply from the Claimant dated 06/02/2023. To this date, the Claimant has failed to disclose a valid agreement and proof as per their claim that this is enforceable, that Default Notice and Notice of Assignment were sent to and received by the Defendant, on which their claim relies. The Claimant is put to strict proof to verify and confirm that the exhibit *** is a true copy of the agreement and are the true Terms and Conditions as issued at the time of inception of the online application and execution of the agreement. 4. Point 3 is noted. The Claimant pleads that a default notice has been served upon the defendant as evidenced by Exhibit [***]. The claimant is put to strict proof to verify the service of the above in accordance with s136 and s196 Law of Property Act 1925. 5. Point 6 is noted and disputed. The Defendant cannot recall ever having received the notice of assignment as evidenced in the exhibit marked ***. The claimant is put to strict proof to verify the service of the above in accordance with s136 and s196 Law of Property Act 1925. 6. Point 11 is noted and disputed. See 3. 7. Point 12 is noted, the Defendant doesn’t recall receiving contact where documentation is provided as per the Claimants obligations under CCA. In addition, the Claimant pleads letters were sent on dates given, yet those are not the letters evidenced in their exhibits *** 8. Point 13 is noted and denied. Claimant is put to strict proof to prove allegations. 9. The Claimant did not provide a true copy of the CCA in response to the Defendants request of 24/12/2022. The Claimant further claims that the documents are sufficient to pursue a Judgement and are therefore copies of original documents in their possession. Conclusion 10. Without the Claimant providing a valid true copy of the executed Credit agreement that complies with the CCA, the Claimant has no grounds on which to enforce this alleged debt. 11. The Defendant was not given ample evidence to prove the debt and therefore was not required to enter settlement negotiations. Should the debt be proved in the future, the Defendant is willing to enter such negotiations with the Claimant. On receipt of this claim I could not recall the precise details of the agreement or any debt and sought clarity from the claimant by way of a Section 78 request. The Claimant failed to comply. 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    • AMEX and TSB the 2 Creditors who you need to worry about the least, ever!  Just stop paying them and forget about it, ignore all their threat o gram letters.  Only if, and with these 2 it's a massive if, you end up with a claim form you need to respond, and there will be plenty of help here.
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Hello,

 

We are having problems with Talk Talk. The situation is as follows. 'We' have a contract with TalkTalk at the moment. It is in an imaginary name. My mum's ex-partner has signed up to TalkTalk as Mr [random intial] [mums name and surname]. And pays on direct debit from his own account. Obviously such a Mr does not exist. Every time TalkTalk phones and we answer we explain to them that such a person as they wish to speak to does not exist, but they refuse to speak to me or my mum, they are only interested in a Mr [as we are both female we do not match the criteria].

 

The problem is that mums ex-partner is planning on moving out. He wanted to cancel the contract but missed the date and it automatically renewed; he then lied to mum and said that he can either cancel the contract or transfer it into her name [and that it would be better for her to start paying the direct debit herself]. Mum said no, and that she wants to change to Orange. Now he says he will cancel the direct debit and TalkTalk will pursue action against mum since she lives at the address of the contract and initially allowed TalkTalk to set up this contract with her ex-partner [since he needed her permission as the house is in her name].

 

I phoned up TalkTalk to ask them for what will happen if mums ex-partner cancels direct debit, but after waiting I ended up with the wrong customer service got transferred to a person with terrible manners who after asking me for my house number dropped me back into queue without any explanation. I then had to listen to music for over 30 minutes until I eventually gave up. Not sure how much help they would have been as they have previously refused to talk to us, and when we gave them the correct name of the ex-partner they have done nothing about the matter.

 

Can TalkTalk legally demand mum to pay? She never signed anything or paid them, and she is not a Mr. Can we sign up for Orange now while the phone line is still active? which would effectively cancel TalkTalk contract and her ex-partner would get the bill for early termination?

 

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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No they can't make her the account-holder if the contract wasn't hers in the first place.

 

I think that the best thing you could do is to write to them and give them his real name and explain what has happened , that you have nothing to do with it and in any event the contract has nothing to do with you.

 

I have to say that I find it very difficult to believe that this contract extends autmatically for a year if it is not cancelled promptly.

It is more likley that after 12 months it goes on to a rolling monthly contract. The brief look I have had at TT's t&cs confirms this.

 

Have you got somthing in writing which says different?

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By the way, it is not acceptable to use an imaginary name and you are inviting accusations of fraud or attempted fraud.

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Thank you for the information. My mum does not have any paper work (just the 1st letter from 3 years ago), as the ex-partner keeps everything. He made a mess of a previous contract with BT before TalkTalk and made her pay, as always threatening her in the process. The only thing she doesn't remember whether originally when he was talking to them he asked to speak on her behalf. But she thinks she only gave him permission to do the contract himself. And any way he ended getting this contract essentially not in her name, but in an imaginary. As I said he always threatens mum about whatever action would be taken against her, and tells more lies than the truth. And she never gave him permission to renew any contracts (they might have offered him some benefits to sign up on a full year again instead of cancelling).

 

Him and fraud I wouldn't be surprised. He already had to go to court for one of those. And we did try to correct TalkTalk on numerous occasions.

 

I think we will post the letter out on Monday as per your advise and change to Orange (or do we need to hear back from them before then).

 

Thanks again.

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He sounds like a dangerous man. If he isn't out of the property yet then it might be better to wait until he goes.

When you feel safe then I owuld disclose everything to everyone.

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Guest TalkTalk Offical Company Rep

Hi Lij4onok,

 

If you tweet us @TalkTalkCare or join the TalkTalk Members Forum we can investigate into this in more depth.

 

regards

 

Mark

TalKTalk Online Community Department

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Hi Lij4onok,

 

If you tweet us @TalkTalkCare or join the TalkTalk Members Forum we can investigate into this in more depth.

 

regards

 

Mark

TalKTalk Online Community Department

 

Thank you everyone for the great advise. We have decided to take an active stand. The ex-partner is in the process of moving out, so there is no time to waste if we want to have internet and phone.

 

Mark, I am not sure how joining TalkTalk forum might help, when the company has inability to respond to something as simple as letters. [by me and my I mean as regards to mum:] I have followed the advise and wrote a letter stating the problem, repeating that it is not my account and has nothing to do with me. I have now received a reply. I am not even sure they bothered to read the letter as the response was pretty generic, and did not make sense as regards to the problem.

 

In summary. They thank me for contacting them, they understand my concern as regards to the name, but due to data protection act they require further information. All the further information required is to do with 'my account'. The information I obviously don't have as it is not my account, and I have no idea what the personal security answer, password, and even the bank account from which the ex-partner paid from is. In short it is an inconsiderate loop hole. We try telling them what the problem is, and as per usual (as with the numerous attempts to talk to them over the phone when they called) they refuse to correspond with me or mum. So essentially they want mum to admit that it is her account to be able to deal with the situation (which it isn't). This is just ridiculous! We have now signed up for Orange, so the account should automatically get cancelled. And how they are going to sort out the problem with the imaginary entity, who's data they are trying to protect and do not want to have the right data I have no idea.

 

Not sure what I should do now, as I do not feel I/we are not able to do anything.

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